Re: Getting to cooking temp.
Have you gone through the entire curing process and are ready to go inferno?
If yes, you need more wood, 2 -3 splits is only good for a marshmallow roast.
There are many ways to build a good, big fire. your method is fine, just add more wood until you reach the scary fire level. I've read where a couple of members actually pack their ovens with wood at start up, I have not had much luck with that approach, seems to take twice as long and burns unevenly until about an hr has ellapsed.
I use the top down method, starting with 3 - 2-3" logs on bottom and progressively work upwards with smaller branches and kindling, with crumpled newspaper on top. I start my fire where the entry meets the dome, getting the flue hot then gradually push it back over the first 15 minutes. Then I start throwing in the big stuff. within 1/2 hr I usually have a raging fire and can burn the dome clean in about 50 minutes (from start to finish).
RT
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Getting to cooking temp.
I have not had the opportunity to do a lot of cooking since our WFO has been finished. I have been able to hit 350 - 400 (on the cooking surface) within 20-30 minutes but it has taken as much as 2 hours to reach a floor temp of 550 and higher.
I have a 32" inside surface 16" high dome. the opening is 10 1/2 inches high,14" wide with a 16" deep tunnel
This is how I have been building my fire. Stacking newspaper and kindling (stacked in the center) followed by small split oak and then adding larger pieces as the fire builds. Once the large split logs (2-3) are burning I then push the burning logs aside and allow the fire to re-establish before adding any additional fuel.
What I have not yet done is build a real inferno from the very start... I wonder if I just answered my own question. Any suggestions ? ? ?
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